Linux single Floppy

finder · External Since: Apr 30, 2006 Posts: 5

Hai,

i have a problem can any one give me solution to this. My aim is to
make a linux image tha can fit into a floppy with minium requirments.

i have compiled the linux Kernel and got The bzimage. After this wha
is the process to do.

so that i can fit linux into a single floppy.

Thanking you

acarter123456 · External Since: Apr 26, 2006 Posts: 5

Damn Small Linux(DSL)
Already does it even fits on cell phones and pda's
Download it and use it.

finder wrote:
> Hai,
>
>
> i have a problem can any one give me solution to this. My aim is to
> make a linux image tha can fit into a floppy with minium requirments.
>
> i have compiled the linux Kernel and got The bzimage. After this wha
> is the process to do.
>
> so that i can fit linux into a single floppy.
>
>
> Thanking you

linnix · External Since: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 71

finder wrote:
> Hai,
>
>
> i have a problem can any one give me solution to this. My aim is to
> make a linux image tha can fit into a floppy with minium requirments.
>
> i have compiled the linux Kernel and got The bzimage. After this wha
> is the process to do.

If you have to build bzImage, it's too big for a floppy. You also need
a root file system on the same floppy. So, aim for a zImage of less
than 600K. Forget about 2.6 or 2.4 kernels. Look into 2.2 or even 2.0
kernels.

>
> so that i can fit linux into a single floppy.
>
>
> Thanking you

Unruh · External Since: May 27, 2005 Posts: 2192

"finder" <vpnlearn.RemoveThis@gmail.com> writes:

>Hai,

> i have a problem can any one give me solution to this. My aim is to
>make a linux image tha can fit into a floppy with minium requirments.

> i have compiled the linux Kernel and got The bzimage. After this wha
>is the process to do.

>so that i can fit linux into a single floppy.

Depends on what you want to fit onto that single floppy. The kernel is not
the whole of a useful system. Ie the kernel had better be much less than
the size of the floppy so that you can fit things like bash glibc and
various utilities on as well.

Note that the "boot floppy" things are just such distributions.

>Thanking you

finder · External Since: Apr 30, 2006 Posts: 5

Hai

I have readu r reply for my question Linux single floppy.

I have compiled linux 2.2 kernel and crerated the image of size less
than 600K.

can u tell me the next procedure to continue by step wise it would be
clear

Thanking you,
Finder